Allies and partners
Experts on Allies and partners

Esther Soulard
Senior Research Associate, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Lavina Lee
Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Kester Abbott
Research AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
Trent Scott
Non-Resident Senior FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Associate Professor David Smith
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign PolicyUnited States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney)
Tom Corben
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre30 September 2026
10.00am
-11.00am AEST
A panel discussion on the strategic competition over rare earths and discussing key themes from the upcoming report The Missing Market: Why US and allies’ rare earth derisking needs a demand-side strategy.
23 September 2026

















